Heap-based buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2023-30774

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75890

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30774

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error related to TIFFTAG_INKNAMES and  TIFFTAG_NUMBEROFINKS value. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

LibTIFF
Oracle Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Oracle Solaris
macOS
Data Lakehouse
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
libtiff
libtiff (Red Hat package)
Datacap

Install updates from vendor's website.

Data Lakehouse - update to 1.1.0.0
macOS - update to 14.1 23B74
libtiff - addressed in versions 4.0.3-35.47, 4.4.0-4
libtiff (Red Hat package) - update to 4.4.0-7.el9
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.3
Datacap - update to 9.1.9.0.4

• https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/463
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2187139

• Multiple vulnerabilities in LibTIFF
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for libtiff
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris third-party software
• Amazon Linux AMI update for libtiff
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sonoma
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Datacap
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Lakehouse System Software
• Amazon Linux AMI update for libtiff